Cross-tie.



, Patented Aug. |2,- 1902. J. E. unus.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEiCE.

JOHN EEURNS, or NORTHPOELNEW Youn.

CROSS-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,523, dated.'August`12,` 1902 Application nea May 29,1902. sedano. 109,486. (Nomad.)

To a/Z whom, it may con/cern:

Beit known that 1, JOHN E. BURNS, a citt zen of the United States,residing at Northport, in the county of Suifolk and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Cross- Tie; andl do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius tomake and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in cross-ties; and it has for itsobject to provide a metallic cross-tie of Vgreat strength, durability,and efficiency adapted to be securely anchored inthe ballast of aroad-bed and capable of affording a firm support for the rails,

and enablingthe same to be readily removed and readily replaced.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and shown, and particularly pointed out inthe claims;

In the drawings forming part of this speci iication, and in which likenumerals of refer` ence designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is aplan view of a cross-tie constructed in accordance with this invention.VFig. 2 lis a longitudinal sectional viewot the same, showing the longrail-engaging clamps at one end and the short iish-plate-engagingclampsat the other end. Fig. 3 is -a transverse sec-` tional View.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designatesa cross-tie constructedoffsuitable metal and provided at itssides and endswithupwardlyextending flanges 2 and 3,'forming walls of a trough, and thesaid cross-tie`is adaptedto receive a portion of the ballast and to beembedded in the same. The trough forms the bottom or body of thecross-tie, which is provided with upwardly-extendingrail-chairs 4,adapted to support rails 5. Thebottom Ot' the trough has lits' lowerface 6 concaved to cause the ballast to pack under it and to enable ittoobtain a rin hold on the ballast, so that it will not slipwheu it issubjected to a heavy strain or vibration. The-side and end walls or.flanges are provided with inner and outer concave faces to enable thecross-ties to obtain a rm hold on the ballast and to enable the same topack in and around it. The end ianges or walls'S are provided withdrain-opening 7 to `permit any moisture to drain from the interior ofthe trough.

In Order to prevent the kcross-tie from slipping longitudinally, itisprovided atits center vwith a depending transverse flange 8,` and it-10, locatedbetween the side iianges or Walls of the trough andconnected by horizontal top 11, which receives the rails. The sides 10of the rail-chair are suibly fixed to the bottom of the trough, and thetop of the rail-chair is designed to be arranged level with the surfaceof the road-bed, and it will be clear'that the weight of the cross-tieand the Weight of the material of the road-bed upon the crosstie willfirmly hold the latter in position; but, if desired, the cross-tiemay befilled with cement or othermaterial to increase its strength andstability,

The top ot' the rail-chair, which receives the rail, is provided atopposite sides of the same with slots .12,- adapted'to receive'clainps13 and 14 forholding the rails in position. The clamp 13 consists of arectangular body portion iitting within the slot and provided at itsinner ,end withan engaging portion or jaw 15 and at its outer end with-alip 16.` The jaw 15 is located above theupper face of the rail-chair andspaced from the same to receive the bottom tlange ofthe rail, and thelip 16 rests upon the top of the chair. The clamp 13 is provided with adepending threaded shank 17, which receives anut 18 for engaging a plateor washer 19, and the latter fits against the lower face of the top ofthe railchair, the nut and the plate being located within the same. Theclamp 13 directly engages the rail, and theclamp 14, which is providedwith a shorter body portion, is adapted to engage a fish-plate 20 and tobe arranged at a rail-joint. By locating the nuts within the rail-chairsthey can be removed only by r means of a ratchet-wrench and are notliable to be tampered with, as will be readily ap- IOO parent. Also asthe cross-ties will be all con` structed of a similar gage for the sameroad there will be no difficulty in`properly laying the rails, as thecross-tie will form a gage and maintain the proper parallelism of therails.

, It will be seen that the -cross-tie is exceed.- ingly simple andinexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength anddurability, and that it will enable rails to be quickly laid. Also itwill be clear that the cross-tie when embedded in the ballast of theroad-bed will be iirmly held in position. Also the crosstie isapplicable to trestles,'bridges, and the like, and the lbottom of thecross-tie may be provided with perforations for the reception ofsuitable fastening devices for securing it to trestles and bridges.

What I claim is- 1. Across-tiecornprisingatrough-likebody my signaturein the presence of two wit- '35 DGSSGS.

JOHN E. BURNS. Witnesses:

CHAs. B. PARTRIDGE, HENRY G. SIMPSON.

